Founding Director
As the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino, Jorge Zamanillo provides leadership and strategic direction for the museum.
In addition, he guides the museum’s comprehensive plan to preserve, document, display/interpret and promote knowledge of U.S. Latino history, art and culture.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the American Latino advises the Museum Director and Smithsonian Leadership on key decisions relating to the Museum’s development, and partners with the Institution on outreach and fundraising efforts.
The Board of Trustees includes a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, the Smithsonian Secretary and Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, two members of Congress, and thirteen citizens appointed by the Board of Regents.
The members appointed to the board of trustees are:
José Luis Prado
Chair
Executive Advisory Partner,
Wind Point Partners
Ileana Musa
Vice Chair
Managing Director,
Head of Sales – Private Banking Group,
Morgan Stanley Private Bank
J. Mario Molina, M.D.
Vice Chair
Principal, JM Molina Investments
Raul A. Anaya
President and Co-head of Business Banking,
Bank of America
Robin Arzón
Vice President of Fitness Programming and
Head Instructor, Peloton, Inc.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
Member of Congress appointed
by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Emilio Estefan
Producer, Director, and Entrepreneur
Chairman and CEO, Estefan Enterprises, Inc.
José E. Feliciano
Co-Founder & Managing Partner,
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.
Rick Gomez
Executive Vice President and Chief
Commercial Officer, Target Corporation
Alberto Ibargüen
Retired, Former President & CEO
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Eva Longoria
Actor, Producer, Director, and Philanthropist
Founder, Eva Longoria Foundation
Henry R. Muñoz III
Entrepreneur, Designer, and Philanthropist
Chair, Funny Or Die Studios, Inc.
Soledad O'Brien
Journalist, Author and Producer
Founder & CEO, Soledad O'Brien Productions
Margarita Paláu-Hernández, Esq.
Founder and CEO, Hernández Ventures
Franklin D. Raines
Member, Smithsonian Board of Regents
Mike Suco
President and CEO, Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.
Sofía Vergara
Actress, Television Producer and Philanthropist
Carla Vernón
Chief Executive Officer
The Honest Company
Miguel A. Zaldivar, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Hogan Lovells
Ex officio
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary of the Smithsonian
Kevin Gover
Under Secretary for Museums and Culture
Smithsonian Institution
NMAL Board Alumni
José Andrés
Chef, Humanitarian, Author, and Founder of José Andrés Group and World Central Kitchen
Hon. Tony Cárdenas
Former Member of Congress appointed by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Hon. Jennifer González-Colón
Former Member of Congress appointed by the Congressional Hispanic Conference
Hon. Jaime Herrera Beutler
Former Member of Congress appointed by the Congressional Hispanic Conference
Alfredo Rivera
President, Coca-Cola North America